Comments on: ‘Major overhaul of human rights commissions urgently needed,’ says B’nai Brith Canada

By: 3d max 2009

3d max 2009 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:14:29 +0000

Well why all so?

By: martin

martin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:29:53 +0000

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By: Beejay

Beejay — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:26:43 +0000

Anything less than “fire them all” is not acceptable.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:56:53 +0000

Hi Mr. Dimant,

I read with great interest this article and its publication in the National Post on August 1, 2008. I was hoping to be able to read the full brief that you mention in the article.

Thank you,

Melanie

By: Yonathan

Yonathan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:24:44 +0000

Ok so I read the Bnai Brith release and also read the CJC op-eds. Seems to me that CJC basically was way out front on issuing their concerns about certain concerns it had with the CHRC back in October. Where was Bnai Brith then? At least CJC is up front about their position and was willing to take the heat. Bani Brith is drawing up the rear when it feels the heat is no longer there.

By: Joseph Gamero

Joseph Gamero — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:51:24 +0000

Shalom! As a supporter, I feel relieved that B’nai Brith Canada is getting back its common sense. You have to do better than that though, Section 13 MUST be repealed.

Any kind of hate is despicable, but this rogue organizations a.k.a. HRCs, must be put on a leash.

Personally, I prefer to know what a person says about me, than driving hate underground. Freedom of speech and of being an idiot, must prevail.

Keep-up the good work!

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By: JR

JR — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:18:09 +0000

It’s good news that B’nai Brith, unlike the CJC, recognizes that “Human Rights” Commissions and their Tribunals have become disgraceful abusers of Charter rights. But, rather than mere overhaul, the CHRC and its provincial counterparts need to be put entirely out of the business of policing, judging and punishing Canadians for expressing politically incorrect thoughts. B’nai Brith is therefore urged to get behind the elimination of Section 13 of the HRA.

By: Rod Fraser

Rod Fraser — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:01:18 +0000

It is nice to read a press release that attempts to come to grips with the abuses of the various Human Rights Commissions across Canada. Usually the apologists for these kangaroo courts do nothing but engage in denial.

Well B’Nai Brith Canada has made an honest attempt to meet the concerns of Canadians who fear these rogue commissions will take away our ability to comment on issues of public interest. The more one reads about the CHRC investigative procedures, political agenda, and the lack of any defences available to Canadians who suffer a complaint, the more fearful we become.

Abolishing Section 13.1 of the Canadian Human Rights Act would be the correct approach to dealing with CHRC abuses. Relying on the Criminal Code sections dealing with hate speech, as well as the protections to individuals under defamation law provide ample protection against hate speech in a modern democracy.

By: Gil

Gil — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:25:08 +0000

Too little, too late.

My impression is that BB is just doing this to salvage what it can of their precious HR racket, after seeing that the dominoes are lining up against the HRCs.

The HRCs do not deserve to be saved. Section 13.1 has no redeeming features. No government or non-government agency can be trust to make subjective judgements on “hatefulness”. This type of situation is a magnet for activists and agenda-driven inviduals. It must be removed.

Finally, what about enshrining “truth IS a defense” in the HRC laws. One of the most galling aspects of these laws is that one can still be successfully acused of hatespeech even though one is simply stating accurately what is known and accepted.